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Curbside parking restricted along
Roosevelt Avenue for six months
BY ANGELA MATUA
amatua@qns.com
@AngelaMatua
In an eff ort to reduce congestion, the
city’s Department of Transportation
(DOT) is restricting curbside parking
and loading along Roosevelt Avenue
in Jackson Heights and Corona during
weekdays for six months.
Th e plan was fi rst announced in
October 2017 when Mayor Bill de Blasio
said the city would look to ease congestion
in busy thoroughfares in the fi ve
boroughs. Th e pilot program to test curb
access restriction began on March 19.
For six months, curbside loading will
be banned on both sides of the street on
the pilot corridor between Broadway to
108th Street during peak hours from 7
a.m. through 10 a.m. and 4 p.m. through
7 p.m.
Passengers will still be able to be picked
up and dropped off in the area and deliveries
will be allowed in off -street loading
docks.
Th e corridor was chosen because it carries
high levels of traffi c and experiences
“signifi cant blockages by double parking
and delivery activity,” according to the
Curbside parking will be restricted along parts of Roosevelt Avenue for six months.
city. Th e NYPD will monitor the locations
to keep curbs clear.
Data will be collected on traffi c congestion,
double parking, delivery activity and
curb regulation compliance before and
File photo
aft er the six-month pilot period.
Th e NYPD will also increase enforcement
on cars who “block the box” at 50
key intersections around the city. Th e
DOT will install special markings and
update signage to make drivers aware of
these restrictions while the NYPD will
hire 50 offi cers to enforce the rules.
Th e Clear Intersections initiative, which
was implemented earlier this month, is in
eff ect at the following intersections in
Queens:
• Queens Boulevard & Skillman Avenue,
Long Island City;
• Northern Boulevard & Queens
Boulevard, Long Island City;
• Queens Boulevard & Roosevelt Avenue,
Woodside;
• Astoria Boulevard & 31st Street,
Astoria;
• 21st Street & 49th Avenue, Long Island
City;
• Laurel Hill Boulevard & 65th Place,
Woodside;
• Queens Midtown Expressway service
road & Grand Avenue, Maspeth;
• Main Street & Roosevelt Avenue,
Flushing;
• 71st Avenue & Austin Street; Forest
Hills;
• 37th Avenue & 138th Street, Flushing;
• Metropolitan Avenue & 60th Street,
Ridgewood/Middle Village; and
• Queens Plaza South service road & 28th
Street, Long Island City.
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